@christy2871.bsky.social
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If Elon Musk continues to dominate the space-based internet, he could end up with more power over information than anyone in history, writes Ross Andersen:
Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab
Can anyone stop his space-based internet?
bit.ly
May 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
If Elon Musk continues to dominate the space-based internet, he could end up with more power over information than anyone in history, writes Ross Andersen:
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It’s 2 am and we’re still marking up massive cuts to Medicaid.
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
HAPPENING NOW: Republicans are putting health care on the chopping block / X
HAPPENING NOW: Republicans are putting health care on the chopping block
x.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It’s 2 am and we’re still marking up massive cuts to Medicaid.
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
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@aoc.bsky.social calls out the Republican budget bill for what it is: "We are cutting money and health care from people and families who are suffering to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
It is a crime happening in front of the American public right now." #NoMedicaidCuts
It is a crime happening in front of the American public right now." #NoMedicaidCuts
May 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@aoc.bsky.social calls out the Republican budget bill for what it is: "We are cutting money and health care from people and families who are suffering to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
It is a crime happening in front of the American public right now." #NoMedicaidCuts
It is a crime happening in front of the American public right now." #NoMedicaidCuts
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Tear off the masks when they show up. Take their photos. Get them on video. Expose them. Out them. Name them.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
May 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Tear off the masks when they show up. Take their photos. Get them on video. Expose them. Out them. Name them.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
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Kash Patel is the living definition of waste, fraud, and abuse—all on the taxpayer’s dime.
Flying private to see his girlfriend, skipping critical meetings, and totally unfit for the job he was never qualified for in the first place. But hey… playing FBI Director is rough work.
Flying private to see his girlfriend, skipping critical meetings, and totally unfit for the job he was never qualified for in the first place. But hey… playing FBI Director is rough work.
May 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
May 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
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“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.”
— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.”
— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
— Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
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Trump engaged in insider trading and capitulated to China and the EU. He even admitted that he got scared.
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
April 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Trump engaged in insider trading and capitulated to China and the EU. He even admitted that he got scared.
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
"[Trump] didn't just flinch, he ducked. There are trillions still lost."
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No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.
April 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.
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AOC: Alina Habba said, “What intellectual thought.. you were in a bar AOC. Not to have a drink but to serve one.” I don’t care what this woman says about me but I want you to understand that she isn’t just talking about me, she’s talking about all of us.
March 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
AOC: Alina Habba said, “What intellectual thought.. you were in a bar AOC. Not to have a drink but to serve one.” I don’t care what this woman says about me but I want you to understand that she isn’t just talking about me, she’s talking about all of us.
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Dahlia look! Now we have names of the men who were deported to a prison in El Salvador. Share far and wide so friends and family can identify them!
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
www.cbsnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Dahlia look! Now we have names of the men who were deported to a prison in El Salvador. Share far and wide so friends and family can identify them!
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
March 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense
I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...
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This is not good
The fact that the world’s richest man works at the behest of the executive and can buy out the legislature is massively outside the scope of what the framers could have imagined
there’s is simply no constitutional measure that can guard against something like this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
there’s is simply no constitutional measure that can guard against something like this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges
Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is not good
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Elon Musk donating to Republicans willing to impeach judges who rule against DOGE is a mockery of our system.
But at least we do have limits on campaign contributions.
But at least we do have limits on campaign contributions.
March 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Elon Musk donating to Republicans willing to impeach judges who rule against DOGE is a mockery of our system.
But at least we do have limits on campaign contributions.
But at least we do have limits on campaign contributions.
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I think Marco Rubio needs to be sent back to school because when you say that someone doesn’t have a right to have a country, that’s an act of war. When you arbitrarily rip up trade agreements, threaten a country, say you’re going to break it, that’s an act of war.
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I think Marco Rubio needs to be sent back to school because when you say that someone doesn’t have a right to have a country, that’s an act of war. When you arbitrarily rip up trade agreements, threaten a country, say you’re going to break it, that’s an act of war.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, how many fights can you pick before you prove to the world that you lose every single one of them?
March 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, how many fights can you pick before you prove to the world that you lose every single one of them?
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Reupping: My running list of all the things Trump took away.
I need: suggestions on usability, missing links (especially advice on how to deal with the great swath of data Trump stole).
But also, if you want to steal my work and do this better, please do!!!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
I need: suggestions on usability, missing links (especially advice on how to deal with the great swath of data Trump stole).
But also, if you want to steal my work and do this better, please do!!!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
Work in Progress: What Trump Took Away - emptywheel
A preliminary list of the things Trump has taken away.
www.emptywheel.net
March 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Reupping: My running list of all the things Trump took away.
I need: suggestions on usability, missing links (especially advice on how to deal with the great swath of data Trump stole).
But also, if you want to steal my work and do this better, please do!!!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
I need: suggestions on usability, missing links (especially advice on how to deal with the great swath of data Trump stole).
But also, if you want to steal my work and do this better, please do!!!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
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Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"
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The Supreme Court decision should have been 9-0. The fact it was 5-4 reveals how utterly compromised the bench is in favor of right-wing authoritarianism.
March 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court decision should have been 9-0. The fact it was 5-4 reveals how utterly compromised the bench is in favor of right-wing authoritarianism.